Event · Significance tier 3
Gage declares martial law and offers pardons
General Thomas Gage proclaimed martial law in Massachusetts and offered pardons to those who returned to allegiance, excluding Samuel Adams and John Hancock.
- Category
- imperial policy
- Episode relations
- 1
Episode coverage
Episode 2
not covered · spoken: caption verified
Visual check: not checked
The film treats Bunker Hill and later royal declarations but the supplied captions do not identify Gage's June 12 martial-law and pardon proclamation. Visual treatment has not been checked.
Why it matters
The proclamation combined conciliation, punishment, and military government as rival authorities prepared for a major battle.
Why this tier
It clarified the British command’s diagnosis of rebellion and the limits of its proposed clemency.